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  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
24
Apr
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  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Smarty Jones

Smarty Jones leads new Hall of Fame inductees

  • The Biz / 10 months
  • 23
  • 4 min read

Pennsylvania-bred Smarty Jones heads up the list of seven inductees to the national racing Hall of Fame.

27
Feb
  • Graham Motion
  • John Servis
  • Maryland horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Smarty Jones

“Nothing I ever imagined”: Motion, Smarty Hall of Fame finalists

  • Emily White / 12 months
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Reflections from Hall of Fame finalist Graham Motion and John Servis, who trained another Hall candidate in Smarty Jones.

25
Apr
  • Arrogate
  • California Chrome
  • Corey Nakatani
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Songbird

Hall of Fame class announced

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Corey Nakatani, California Chrome, Arrogate, and Songbird headline the 2023 class of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Star de Naskra
27
Jan
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Star de Naskra

BackTracks: Star de Naskra “really something”

  • Jennifer Kelly / 3 years
  • 4
  • 9 min read

In a new BackTracks: Maryland-bred Star de Naskra gave owner-breeder Jiggs Lancaster his first stakes winner in a long career — and then a whole lot more.

Hill Prince
21
Mar
  • BackTracks
  • Christopher Chenery
  • Hill Prince
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

BackTracks: Hill Prince, the Meadow’s first champion

  • Jennifer Kelly / 4 years
  • 2
  • 8 min read

In today’s BackTracks, Hill Prince became the first champion for Meadow Stable, foreshadowing the breeding powerhouse to come.

Safely Kept
23
Feb
  • BackTracks
  • David Hayden
  • JoAnn Hayden
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Safely Kept

BackTracks: Safely Kept, stone-cold runner

  • Jennifer Kelly / 4 years
  • 3
  • 9 min read

In today’s BackTracks, Maryland-bred and -sired Safely Kept came from relatively modest beginnings to earn every accolade imaginable.

Linus McAtee
05
Mar
  • BackTracks
  • Kentucky Derby
  • Linus McAtee
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Preakness

BackTracks: Little Linus McAtee’s big career

  • Jennifer Kelly / 5 years
  • 2
  • 10 min read

In today’s BackTracks, the story of Linus McAtee, the diminutive jockey nicknamed Pony who fashioned a huge career.

Street Lute
26
Feb
  • American Pharoah
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Street Lute
  • The Jockey Club
  • Wide Country S.

The week in social media: Feb. 26

  • Chelsea Lowman / 5 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Street Lute keeps it rolling, Triple Crown winner Hall of Fame nominees are announced, and a lawsuit roils the industry, in the week in social media.

Elkridge
03
Feb
  • BackTracks
  • Country Life Farm
  • Elkridge
  • Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

BackTracks: Elkridge, that charmer

  • Jennifer Kelly / 5 years
  • 2
  • 8 min read

In today’s BackTracks, the charming Elkridge, the steeplechase great whose talent was coupled with a sunny disposition and love for donuts.

11
Dec
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

Hammond, Burnham added to Racing Hall of Fame Media Roll of Honor

  • Press Release / 7 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Broadcaster Tom Hammond and the late cinematographer Joe Burnham have been selected to the National Museum of Racing’s Media Roll of Honor.

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